music appericiation

Gregorian chant

A. IS MONOPHONIC IN TEXTURE

B. IS HOMOPHONIC IN TEXTURE

C. IS POLYPHONIC IN TEXTURE

D. HAS NO TEXTURE

The wandering minstrels, or jongleurs, of the Middle Ages

A.PERFORMED MUSIC AND ACROBATICS IN CASTLES, TARVERNS, AND TOWN SQUARES

B.LIVED ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF SCOIETY

C.PLAYED INSTRUMENTAL DANCES ON HARPS,FIDDLES, AND LUTES

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

What are the commonly accepted dates for the Middle Ages?

A. 450-1450

B.1450-1600

C.1600-1750

D.1720-1900

What are the commonly accepted dates of the Renaissance?

A. 200-100

B.1600-1750

C.1450-1600

D.1720-1900

Gregorian chant is named after Pope Gregory I, who

A.COMPOSED ALL THE CHANTS PRESENTLY IN USE

B.WAS CREDITED IN MEDIEVAL LEGEND WITH HAVING CREATED IT

C.HAD HIS NAME PRINTED OHE FIRST EDITION

D.WOTE THE TEXTS FOR THE CHANTS

Who is an important composer in the Middle Ages who is known not only for her music but also for her poetry and treatises on non-music subjects?

A.CLARA SCHUMANN

B.ALICE SMITH

C.HILDEGARD OF BIGEN

D.QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Gregorian chant

A.WAS THE OFFICAL MUSIC OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR MOR5E THAN 1000 YEARS

B.RETAINED ELEMENTS OF JEWISH LITURGY FROM THE FIRST CENTURIES AFTER CHRIST

C. IS SET TO SACRED LATIN TEXT

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

The French secular songs of the Middle Ages dealt with what topics?

A. THE CRUSADES

B. SPINNING

C. LOVE

D. ALL OF THE ABOVE

One of the most versatile plucked string instruments that had a body shaped like half a pear is

A. HARPSICHORD

B. SACKBUT

C. LUTE

D. TRUMPET

Which of the following is a composer from the Renaissance?

A. J.S BACH

B. PALESTRINA

C. MOZART

D. BEETHOVEN